Former Sailmaker's Loft to North West of Bell Inn is a Grade II listed building in the Isle of Wight local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 August 1979. Warehouse. 10 related planning applications.
Former Sailmaker's Loft to North West of Bell Inn
- WRENN ID
- tattered-doorway-quill
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Isle of Wight
- Constituency
- Isle of Wight West MP: Richard Quigley (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 August 1979
- Type
- Warehouse
- Address
- Former Sailmaker's Loft to North West of Bell Inn, Medina Road, Cowes, PO31 7BX
- OS grid reference
- SZ 499 956
- Coordinates
- 50.7581, -1.29282
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
This is a late 18th to early 19th century sailmaker's loft located to the northwest of the Bell Inn in West Cowes. The building is constructed of ashlar and has a hipped slate roof. It is three storeys high with five windows. A parapet with coping and a cornice runs along the top. There are five windows, and a hoist is positioned in the space of the sixth window. Cambered headed entrances are present on the ground floor. This is one of the few remaining early warehouses along the River Medina at Cowes.
Local climate
Former Sailmaker's Loft to North West of Bell Inn receives an average of 800 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 54% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 87% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 7 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 95% of listed buildings. Of these, 3 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 7 transactions since 1999
- Related listed building consents — 10 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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